During pregnancy, your body was literally drained of the fats needed for the building of your baby's brain and nervous system. The human brain is more than 60 percent fat. Research has shown that children who breastfeed score higher on I.Q. tests than those fed formula, because specific fats that are found in mother's milk are important for proper brain development. Those fats continue to flow from your body into the body and brain of your child during breastfeeding. This is another reason breastfeeding for at least a year is one of the best gifts you can give your baby—and why taking special care to maintain fatty acid balance in your own body is so crucial during and after pregnancy.
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